Pueblo, Colorado District Attorney office contacts Mr John Giduck to return from Jamaica with Donna Yaklich. The Pueblo, CO DA Office had a warrant for Yaklich’s arrest in the murder of her husband Dennis Yaklich. Dennis Yaklich was an undercover Police Officer for the Pueblo, Colorado Police Department. Mr John Giduck consorted with Donna Yaklich since her husband’s funeral in December 1985, apparently using the dead Police Officer’s life insurance to fund the getaway to Jamaica. Donna Yaklich turned herself in to the Pueblo PD on 2 March 1986.

Status: TRUTH. Mr. John Giduck failed to graduate from the US Army’s Basic Combat Training. He only lasted 58 days. The US Army discharged him from Company E, 132d Engineer Battalion (Training), Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; on 20 November 1987.
----- 2005-09-11
Free Dominion, The Voice of Principled Conservatism - Terrorism Expert Says School Attack 'Even Likely' In U.S.

“Giduck has been a trial lawyer, a soldier, business owner, college professor, bull rider, national weightlifting champion, skydiver and scuba diving instructor.
After leaving the Army, he began doing an increasing amount of work in the Soviet Union and at the same time worked as a consulting contractor for the U.S. government, including the FBI, concerning Russian organized crime in this country.”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.
LIE. No professional SCUBA training organization thus far has any record of Mr. John Giduck certified as a SCUBA instructor in any capacity.
LIE. The United State Parachute Association has no record of Mr. John Giduck being a certified instructor.
LIE. Mr. John Giduck’s alma mater, Pennsylvania State University, did not have a weight lifting team during his tenure there (1980-1983); instead they had the PSU Barbell Club. Members of the club do not recall Mr. John Giduck. The following URLs have no record of Mr. John Giduck winning any weight lifting competition:http://www.hickoksports.com/history/...tlifting.shtmlhttp://www.lifttilyadie.com/w8lift.htm

“John Giduck, the author of "Terror at Beslan," is president of the Archangel Corporation, a US 501 (c)(3) non-profit NGO. Archangel provides anti-terrorism consulting and training to law-enforcement, military, and other government agencies. Mr. Giduck himself is a US Army Special Forces hand-to-hand combat and firearms instructor, tactical scuba and skydiving instructor, weightlifting champion, and has been inducted into several international martial arts halls of fame. He holds Masters Degrees in Russian Studies and International Affairs. And he holds our nation's highest level of security clearance. Archangel operates in over 20 countries; its membership includes elite SPEC-warriors from the US military, British SAS, Russian spetsnaz, and Israeli armed forces. Here is an impeccable, knowledgeable, and thoroughly credible source, to document this notorious terrorist act and apply its lessons to American schools.”

Status:
LIE. US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School has no record of Mr. John Giduck certified to train any SF Soldiers in hand-to-hand combat or firearms.
LIE. No professional SCUBA training organization thus far has any record of Mr. John Giduck certified as a SCUBA instructor in any capacity.
LIE. The United State Parachute Association has no record of Mr. John Giduck being a certified instructor.
LIE. Mr. John Giduck’s alma mater, Pennsylvania State University, did not have a weight lifting team during his tenure there (1980-1983); instead they had the PSU Barbell Club. Members of the club do not recall Mr. John Giduck. The following URLs have no record of Mr. John Giduck winning any weight lifting competition:http://www.hickoksports.com/history/...tlifting.shtmlhttp://www.lifttilyadie.com/w8lift.htm

“The Colorado Springs Police Department, the Canon City Police Department and the Central Mountain Foundation invite the public to attend a one-day seminar presentation on the terrorist seizure of Russia’s Beslan Middle School. Mr. John Giduck, a former 10th Special Forces Group member and an international Anti-Terror School instructor will discuss the terrorist-hostage siege at Beslan Middle School, where more than 300 people were murdered. Mr. Joe Ruffini, a retired Army officer and counter-terrorism expert will discuss the lessons learned for America.

The presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, November 2, 2005 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the New Life Church located at 11025 Voyager Parkway. Cost for the presentation is $20, which includes continental breakfast, a box lunch and afternoon snacks. Attendees can pay at the door. For registration information please contact CSPD Officer Charles Szatkowski at 444-3179,szatkoch@ci.colospgs.co.us or CCPD Officer Neal Tyler at (719)276-5622, ntyler@canoncity.org.”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

“"Terror at Beslan School: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons from America"
John Giduck MBA, JD, former Army Ranger and Yuri Ferdigalov, former Russian Special Forces veteran were called to Beslan, as consultants, days after the terrorists occupied the school and before the counter assault began. They have a compelling story for American schools and safety forces.

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.
LIE. Mr John Giduck was not the only US citizen to go to Beslan, and he arrived weeks after an official delegation from the USA. Congressional delegation headed by Congressman Wheldon from Pennsylvania said the following in the Congressional Record dated 22 September 2004 in their description of their trip to Beslan Russia the previous week:

“...We were the first and, to my knowledge, the only Americans that were allowed into Beslan to visit the school. Our ambassador would visit the North Ossetia office the day after we arrived in Beslan to express the condolences of the American people on behalf of our State Department.”

-----2006-05-23
Hamilton County Association of Chiefs of Police - “Terror at Beslan School: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America”.

“Presented by: John Giduck, MA, JD, former Army Ranger, and president of the Archangel Anti-Terror Group, is a recognized international terrorism expert and author of Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America & Yuri Ferdigalov, a decorated war veteran of the elite Soviet GRU Spetsnaz.”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.
LIE. Mr John Giduck was not the only US citizen to go to Beslan, and he arrived weeks after an official delegation from the USA. Congressional delegation headed by Congressman Wheldon from Pennsylvania said the following in the Congressional Record dated 22 September 2004 in their description of their trip to Beslan Russia the previous week:

“...We were the first and, to my knowledge, the only Americans that were allowed into Beslan to visit the school. Our ambassador would visit the North Ossetia office the day after we arrived in Beslan to express the condolences of the American people on behalf of our State Department.”

“John Giduck, J.D., M.A., is the president of the Archangel Anti-Terror Group, recognized international terrorism expert and author of “Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America’s Schools.” He speaks around the country on the Beslan School siege in Russia, in addition to providing tactical and multiple terrorist doctrine training to American SWAT teams. He serves as a Special Forces hand to hand combat and firearms instructor. John has a law degree and Masters Degree in international affairs and Russian studies. He has trained with elite Russian Spetsnaz units for the past ten years.”

Status:
LIE. Though Mr. John Giduck possibly had limited exposure to members of Russia's Alpha Unit in an informal, voluntary one week adventure camp setting, he was never a member of the unit or received any of their formal training. Photos of Mr. Giduck training with Russian Special Forces posted on his web site are from commercial Russian adventure camps in 2001 and 2002.
LIE. US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School has no record of Mr. John Giduck certified to train any SF Soldiers in hand-to-hand combat or firearms.

----- 2006-08-19
Dealing with Multiple Terrorists: 21st Century AT/CT Doctrine, Part Two

“Mr. John Giduck is an honorably discharged American soldier, survivor of eight wars / conflicts. He is also president of the Archangel Group, a nonprofit organization that provides consulting and training at all levels of public safety and military operations.”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

----- 2006-09-01
The Harbinger - Like a modern-day Paul Revere, John Giduck wants you to know that the terrorists are coming to America to take over our schools.
David Griffith

“When Russian Special Forces units stormed the terrorist held school in Beslan on Sept. 3, 2004, John Giduck was landing in Moscow with his Archangel team of tactical consultants, including former Soviet Spetsnaz commandos. Giduck reached Beslan while the school was still smoking from the fires ignited by the Chechen terrorists; bombs and bodies of the more than 344 victims of the siege were still being removed. The experience changed Giduck’s life and led him to become one of the busiest law enforcement speakers and trainers in America.

Giduck was commissioned to write an after-action report for the U.S. government on the tactics used by both the terrorists and the Russian troops who assaulted the school. He soon realized that the information in that AAR needed a larger audience, and he wrote “Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America’s Schools.” The book was written in just three months and, ever since it’s publication, Giduck and Archangel have become some of the busiest law enforcement and military trainers in America.”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck was not the only US citizen to go to Beslan, and he arrived weeks after an official delegation from the USA. Congressional delegation headed by Congressman Wheldon from Pennsylvania said the following in the Congressional Record dated 22 September 2004 in their description of their trip to Beslan Russia the previous week:

“...We were the first and, to my knowledge, the only Americans that were allowed into Beslan to visit the school. Our ambassador would visit the North Ossetia office the day after we arrived in Beslan to express the condolences of the American people on behalf of our State Department.”

LIE. To date, there is no documentation found (from any federal agency) commissioning Mr. John Giduck to write an after-action report on the Beslan seige.

NOTE: This is the first time Mr. John Giduck was ever mentioned in posts on SOCNET.
Status:
TRUTH. On 21 March 2007, a representative of Archangel, Walter Chi, responded with a rather vitriolic response to the previous nine posts. The last post on the thread was 21 April 2007. It lay dormant for four years, two months until it was resurrected on 10 Jun 2011.

“ In his keynote address to the 2007 National Association of School Resources Conference, held against the rugged and forbidding backdrop of Orlando's Disney World, self-styled tactical and counter-terrorism “expert” John Giduck opened a window into this mindset:

"You've got to be a one-man fighting force...You've got to have enough guns, and ammunition and body armor to stay alive...You should be walking around in schools every day in complete tactical equipment, with semi-automatic weapons.... You can no longer afford to think of yourselves as peace officers...You must think of yourself [sic] as soldiers in a war because we're going to ask you to act like soldiers." “

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

“To Anderson’s right sat Archangel’s president, John Giduck. He was also a former Green Beret and had stories from eight conflicts and the 82nd Airborne tattoos to prove it.”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

NOTE: This is one of the more interesting narratives because of all the claims Mr. John Giduck makes.

“On August 6, 2008, Conversations with Cops at the Watering Hole will feature an interview of John Giduck on the Beslan School Seige. According to Esquire Magazine, “On the first day of school in 2004, a Chechen terrorist group struck the Russian town of Beslan. Targeting children, they took more than eleven hundred hostages. John Giduck is the author of Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America's Schools.

About the Guest
John Giduck has a Bachelor’s Degree from Penn State and a law degree from the University of Denver. He also earned a Master’s Degree in International Affairs, specializing in Russian studies, from the University of Colorado, which included completion of the Russian Culture and Language Program at St. Petersburg State University in Russia. He has traveled extensively throughout Russia and the former Soviet Union, training with Russia’s elite Special Forces units for more than 10 years; and, is a certified instructor in Russian Special Forces hand to hand combat.

John Giduck has trained state and federal law enforcement officers and agents, including DEA, FBI, US Marshal’s Service, and SWAT teams throughout the US. He has served as a consultant on various international and terrorism subjects, and as a Russian Organized Crime instructor, for numerous federal and state agencies. He currently devotes his professional time to the Archangel Group, providing anti-terrorism consulting and training to U.S. law enforcement, government and military, part of which includes John serving as a civilian contract U.S. Army Special Forces hand-to-hand combat and firearms instructor. As well, he holds several black belts, is a multiple inductee into international martial arts halls of fame, and is a former U.S. national weightlifting champion.

John Giduck is a lifetime member of the Special Operations Association, Rocky Mountain Tactical Team Association, Russian Special Forces Brotherhood of the Red Beret Association, and is a lifetime executive member of the British Professional Bodyguard Association. He is a graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Academy and holds the highest level expert certification in Homeland Security through the American College of Forensic Examiners International, and is a former member of the Executive Advisory Board of the American College of Homeland Security and Police Marksman magazine. He is a current member of the Advisory Board of the College of Disaster Medicine and Management of Philadelphia University. In addition to other published materials and articles on terrorism, Russian organized crime and close quarters tactics, finished his book, Terror at Beslan: A Russian Tragedy With Lessons for America’s Schools, in 2005. His second book, co-authored with Green Beret Sergeant Major John Anderson, entitled The Green Beret In You: Living With Total Commitment To Family, Career, Sports and Life, was published in late 2007.”

As part of his work with Archangel, John Giduck is also a scuba, tactical diving and CQB instructor, and teaches terrorist-hostage negotiations, narco-terrorism, terrorism and global organized crime, and Russian organized crime courses. He is now working on his doctoral dissertation on the global expansion of radical Islam through King’s College of London.”

Status:
LIE. Though Mr. John Giduck possibly had limited exposure to members of Russia's Alpha Unit in an informal, voluntary one week adventure camp setting, he was never a member of the unit or received any of their formal training. Photos of Mr. Giduck training with Russian Special Forces posted on his web site are from commercial Russian adventure camps in 2001 and 2002.
LIE. US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School has no record of Mr. John Giduck certified to train any SF Soldiers in hand-to-hand combat or firearms.
LIE. US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School has no record of Mr. John Giduck certified to train any SF Soldiers in hand-to-hand combat or firearms.
LIE. No professional SCUBA training organization thus far has any record of Mr. John Giduck certified as a SCUBA instructor in any capacity.
LIE. The United State Parachute Association has no record of Mr. John Giduck being a certified instructor.

“BLACKSBURG -- A report released this month from a security and anti-terrorism group praises the response of Virginia Tech and Blacksburg police to the April 16, 2007, shootings and defends the manner in which the university notified the campus of the emergency.

The Sept. 5 report was produced by Archangel Group Ltd., a Colorado-based organization that does consulting for law enforcement, the military and schools. The report is a tactical assessment of law enforcement response to the shootings and is designed to offer guidance to emergency responders and schools.

"It is hard to imagine any department could have performed better," the 144-page report's conclusion reads. "The training, preparation, interagency operability and conduct of these departments and their officers should serve as a model for all police throughout America." “

Status:
LIE. The report provided by Mr. John Giduck was unsolicited. No organization in the Virginia state government, or federal, requested their input.

----- 2008-10-28
A Sense of Security: Our Children and Our Schools - ARCHANGLEL GROUP: SCOUNDRELS OR SCHOLARS?
David S. Cariens

NOTE: This author is among many who also questioned Mr John Giduck’s credentials.

“I was deeply disappointed when I read the Archangel Group’s report on the Virginia Tech shooting. The report is clearly fashioned in the form of a legal argument designed to make a point or win a case—not designed to get at the objective truth. The most positive thing I can say is that the approach taken by the report is intellectually shaky.”

I was so thunder-struck by the poor quality of the report that I went back and took a closer look at the credentials and membership of the Archangel Group.

“I have reluctantly concluded that this report is not an objective analysis of the Virginia Tech shootings; it is a 144-page advertisement for the Archangel Group.”

“John Giduck has a Bachelor's Degree from Penn State and a law degree from the University of Denver. He also earned a Master's Degree in International Affairs, specializing in Russian studies, from the University of Colorado, which included completion of the Russian Culture and Language Program at St. Petersburg State University in Russia. He has traveled extensively throughout Russia and the former Soviet Union, training with Russia's elite Special Forces units for more than 10 years. He is certified through the VITYAZ Special Forces Anti-Terror School to conduct anti-terror training and operations, and is a certified instructor in Russian Special Forces hand-to-hand combat.

Mr. Giduck has trained state and federal law enforcement officers and agents, including DEA, FBI, US Marshal's Service, and SWAT teams throughout the United States. He has served as a consultant on various international and terrorism subjects, as well as a defensive tactics and Russian Organized Crime instructor, for numerous federal agencies, and in the FBI National Academy continued training programs. He currently devotes his professional time to the Archangel Group, a non-profit agency providing anti-terrorism consulting and training to U.S. law enforcement, government and military, part of which includes Mr. Giduck serving as a Special Forces hand-to-hand combat and firearms instructor. As well, he holds several black belts, has been inducted into two international martial arts halls of fame, and is a former U.S. national weightlifting champion.”

Status:
LIE. Though Mr. John Giduck possibly had limited exposure to members of Russia's Alpha Unit in an informal, voluntary one week adventure camp setting, he was never a member of the unit or received any of their formal training. Photos of Mr. Giduck training with Russian Special Forces posted on his web site are from commercial Russian adventure camps in 2001 and 2002.
LIE. US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School has no record of Mr. John Giduck certified to train any SF Soldiers in hand-to-hand combat or firearms.
LIE. Mr. John Giduck’s alma mater, Pennsylvania State University, did not have a weight lifting team during his tenure there (1980-1983); instead they had the PSU Barbell Club. Members of the club do not recall Mr. John Giduck. The following URLs have no record of Mr. John Giduck winning any weight lifting competition:http://www.hickoksports.com/history/...tlifting.shtmlhttp://www.lifttilyadie.com/w8lift.htm

“Author and military specialist John Giduck, CHS-V, wants you to know that terrorists desire very much to attack a U.S. school and inflict unbearable casualties, just as they did in 2004 in Beslan, Russia. This article first appeared in the Fall 2008 issue of Inside Homeland Security.

Giduck is among only a few Americans who have personally witnessed the aftermath of the Beslan school siege, which claimed 384 lives. His 2005 book, Terror at Beslan, is widely recognized as the most comprehensive report on the terrorist attack and its aftermath.

Giduck has lived an eclectic life. He’s been a trial lawyer, soldier, business owner, college professor, bullrider, national weightlifting champion, sky diver, and scuba diving instructor. He is one of the world’s foremost experts on Russian military training, and he has trained U.S. law enforcement departments at many levels.

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.
LIE. Mr. John Giduck’s alma mater, Pennsylvania State University, did not have a weight lifting team during his tenure there (1980-1983); instead they had the PSU Barbell Club. Members of the club do not recall Mr. John Giduck. The following URLs have no record of Mr. John Giduck winning any weight lifting competition:http://www.hickoksports.com/history/...tlifting.shtmlhttp://www.lifttilyadie.com/w8lift.htm
LIE. No professional SCUBA training organization thus far has any record of Mr. John Giduck certified as a SCUBA instructor in any capacity.
LIE. The United State Parachute Association has no record of Mr. John Giduck being a certified instructor.
LIE. Though Mr. John Giduck possibly had limited exposure to members of Russia's Alpha Unit in an informal, voluntary one week adventure camp setting, he was never a member of the unit or received any of their formal training. Photos of Mr. Giduck training with Russian Special Forces posted on his web site are from commercial Russian adventure camps in 2001 and 2002.

"Read the only book on the Beslan School attack that provides insights into the Russian government and Special Forces in their planning and ultimate rescue operation. No other author had access to these sources, and the information provided by them got THE AUTHOR BANNED FROM RUSSIA!"

"This is the story of an event almost too horrible to imagine. John Giduck has the credentials to write this book - he is not only a former Special forces soldier and expert on Russian history and culture, but he was on the ground in Beslan within hours of the assault....”

Status:
LIE. A search on Amazon.com for the keyword ‘Beslan’ shows eight books written on the Beslan seige.
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.
LIE. Mr John Giduck was not the only US citizen to go to Beslan, and he arrived weeks after an official delegation from the USA. Congressional delegation headed by Congressman Wheldon from Pennsylvania said the following in the Congressional Record dated 22 September 2004 in their description of their trip to Beslan Russia the previous week:

“...We were the first and, to my knowledge, the only Americans that were allowed into Beslan to visit the school. Our ambassador would visit the North Ossetia office the day after we arrived in Beslan to express the condolences of the American people on behalf of our State Department.”

“According to the online description: "John Giduck, arrived at the Beslan Middle School No. 1 in North Ossetia, Russia, at the conclusion of the battle by Russian Special Forces to retake the school. He spent months investigating all aspects of this attack, including many interviews with Russian Special Forces, government officials, and Beslan townspeople. Get insight into how the terrorists’ plan was formed, intelligence developed for the assault, defenses deployed, and how ultimately negotiations failed and why, resulting in more than 300 dead in a ten hour battle. This seminar also covers the government’s plan in handling the crisis, what went wrong, and what went right. Vulnerabilities of U.S. schools to this same type of assault and necessary changes in security to protect our children are presented in detail. Diagrams, video, and never before seen photos will be presented during this course. John Giduck is part of the only American group to conduct an on-scene investigation of this tragedy as it unfolded."

A program of the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice
Programs, United States Department of Justice, GJ-CX-K024

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck was not the only US citizen to go to Beslan, and he arrived weeks after an official delegation from the USA. Congressional delegation headed by Congressman Wheldon from Pennsylvania said the following in the Congressional Record dated 22 September 2004 in their description of their trip to Beslan Russia the previous week:

“...We were the first and, to my knowledge, the only Americans that were allowed into Beslan to visit the school. Our ambassador would visit the North Ossetia office the day after we arrived in Beslan to express the condolences of the American people on behalf of our State Department.”

NOTE: This is the second time Mr. John Giduck was ever mentioned in posts on SOCNET.

Status:
TRUTH. Most noteworthy about this particular thread was two registered members attended Mr John Giduck’s seminars and stated clearly they thought the classes were adequate; and purchased his books. It’s also important to note that the core membership did not dispute their findings, but thanked them for their honesty. Other personnel posted remarks not germane to the topic and were promptly removed. The last post on the thread was 13 July 2010.

It lay dormant for one year, five months until it was resurrected on 10 Jun 2011. Yet another member of the Archangel Group weighed in with yet another diatribe praising Mr. John Giduck and complaining that SOCNET campaigned against Mr John Giduck. Which is a LIE.

-----2010-12-05
Texas Association of College and University Police Administrators Annual Conference; 47th annual Conference
Amarillo, Texas December 5, 2010 through December 9, 2010

Throughout his life, John Giduck has been a trial lawyer, soldier, business owner, college professor, bull rider, national weightlifting champion, sky diver and scuba diving instructor. He holds a master’s degree in Russian Studies and International Affairs from the University of Colorado, with a Certificate in Russian History, Culture and Language from St. Petersburg State University in Russia. He has trained law enforcement departments of all levels across the U.S., and severed as a consultant to several federal agencies.

John holds the highest level certification in Homeland Security, and is a member of the Executive Advisory Board of the American College of Homeland Security. He currently devotes his professional time to the Archangel Group, a non-profit NGO providing consulting and training on anti-terrorism to law enforcement and other agencies, and has worked in over 20 countries. As part of that work he is a U.S. Army Special Forces hand-to-hand combat and firearms instructor, and has been inducted into several international martial arts halls of fame.”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.
LIE. No professional SCUBA training organization thus far has any record of Mr. John Giduck certified as a SCUBA instructor in any capacity.
LIE. The United State Parachute Association has no record of Mr. John Giduck being a certified instructor.
LIE. Mr. John Giduck’s alma mater, Pennsylvania State University, did not have a weight lifting team during his tenure there (1980-1983); instead they had the PSU Barbell Club. Members of the club do not recall Mr. John Giduck. The following URLs have no record of Mr. John Giduck winning any weight lifting competition:http://www.hickoksports.com/history/...tlifting.shtmlhttp://www.lifttilyadie.com/w8lift.htm

“John Giduck was a practicing lawyer in the 1980s. Then, he says, during the late Gorbachev era, the American Bar Foundation dispatched him to Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), where he met the head of the KGB for Leningrad. (“Putin’s boss,” he says.) They became fast friends, and Giduck began traveling frequently to Russia. He claims to have trained with multiple Russian special forces units, and to be certified by the “Vityaz Special Forces Anti-Terror School.” In 2004, Giduck traveled to Russia immediately after the Beslan school massacre and wrote a book called Terror at Beslan. It was published in 2005, and it raised Giduck’s profile, earning him a guest appearance on the Glenn Beck show in the fall of 2007. Among the book’s most sensational allegations is that the terrorists at Beslan systematically raped their hostages, a claim that no other primary source account has made. In the meantime, Giduck has also become an in-demand counterterrorism trainer.”

Status:
LIE. Though Mr. John Giduck possibly had limited exposure to members of Russia's Alpha Unit in an informal, voluntary one week adventure camp setting, he was never a member of the unit or received any of their formal training. Photos of Mr. Giduck training with Russian Special Forces posted on his web site are from commercial Russian adventure camps in 2001 and 2002.
LIE. To date there is no documented evidence or testimony substantiating Mr John Giduck’s claim that victims at the Beslan seige were raped.

LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

Google Cache 2012-02-10:
“...Dr John Giduck, a former US Special Forces officer, will speak on non-state intelligence, focusing specifically on terrorist groups...”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.
LIE. ISF corrected the web site at Mr John Giduck’s insistence nine months after the conference.

----- 2011-07-11 (Date of last modification)
Certified in Homeland Security

“Giduck has special training in many Homeland Security-related tactics, including hostage rescue, kidnapping negotiations, small unit tactics, surveillance, improvised explosives, interrogation and interrogation resistance, evasive driving, undercover protection techniques, and threat analysis. He regularly teaches in a wide variety of areas, including small unit tactics, CQB and hand-to-hand combat, improvised weapons, tactical underwater operations, emergency first responder tactics, cultural awareness and personal security for foreign operations, terrorism concerns in executive protection, first responder safety and tactics, kidnapping and ransom negotiations, special anti-terrorism survival training, mail and package delivery safety, surveillance/counter-surveillance, anti-terrorism and flight operations, global organized crime and terrorism, U.S. law and constitution in the war on terrorism, criminal law and procedure in anti-terrorist actions, U.S. immigration law in the war on terrorism, organized crime and global terrorism, and fundamentals of militant Islam and terrorism.”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces.
LIE. Mr. John Giduck was never a Police Officer, either active or reserve; nor did he attend any US-certified SWAT course in any capacity. Mr John Giduck has no patrol, investigative, forensic or SWAT experience under color of law.
LIE. Mr. John Giduck was never a Firefighter, either active or reserve; nor did attend any advanced firefighting training. Mr. John Giduck has no firefighter, engineer, paramedic, EMT or arson investigative experience.
LIE. Mr John Giduck was never an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, either Law Enforcement, Military, active or reserve.
LIE. To date, there is no record of John Giduck attending, graduating, certifying or participating in any hostage negotiation in his life.

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2011-09-21
Tak Response Conference and Exhibition - ARCHANGEL OFFERS NEW SWAT TACTICS FOR THE TERROR ATTACKS OF THE FUTURE.

“In the military, units learn to advance on an enemy that has had its head put down from artillery. Such less-than-lethal artillery is available to every police department in America, and it comes in the form of fire trucks. We have all seen the awesome affect of fire hoses and water cannons used on demonstrators around the world. Recently hundreds of protesting Sudanese were sent skittering across streets by such hoses in Egypt. Others have been knocked off chain link fences and sent across four lanes of highway. And this same tactic can be used by SWAT teams to eliminate much of what a concerted enemy can deploy against us on our own soil.

From a distance of 120 feet, a two and one-half inch fire hose, with 200 lbs. of water pressure, can take out a window and any obstruction such as a table or desk, knocking anyone standing behind it across the room; and it can do so with pinpoint accuracy. For a terrorist in an open window, this same hose can eliminate him from a distance of 150 ft., and do so without killing the hostage held in front of him.

When advancing across open ground, fire hoses provide the best artillery available. Fire trucks are huge, monolithic creatures not unlike APCs. Just as BTR 80s were used to move teams across the northern courtyard of the Beslan School in Russia, and then to cover the evacuation of hostages and wounded, so too can fire trucks play the same role. One hose operator from behind a body bunker can continuously hit any bad guys sticking their heads up in windows, giving advancing SWAT teams the critical time they need to get to the walls of the siege site.

Once inside the building, a single fire hose drug in with the tac team can devastate the carefully laid fortifications and defensive incendiary devices of the hostage takers. Rather than struggle with the various tactics of fire teams attempting to eliminate belt fed machine gun positions, one fire hose can send the enemy’s worst weapon sailing down the hallway, along with its operators. Just as important, trip wires and boobytraps set in the hallways can be sent flying, eliminating them as a threat before the SWAT members move into their burst radius. The saturation from the volume of water alone will have the added affect of neutralizing many of the IEDs without detonation. And the security cameras that Archangel travels the country warning schools about being available to anyone who would take a school can be knocked off the walls well in advance of the approaching teams.”

Status:
LIE. Mr. John Giduck was never a Police Officer, either active or reserve; nor did he attend any US-certified SWAT course in any capacity. Mr John Giduck has no patrol, investigative, forensic or SWAT experience under color of law.
LIE. Mr. John Giduck was never a Firefighter, either active or reserve; nor did attend any advanced firefighting training. Mr. John Giduck has no firefighter, engineer, paramedic, EMT or arson investigative experience.
LIE. Mr John Giduck was never an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, either Law Enforcement, Military, active or reserve.

"The Columbus Division of Police is Proud to Present Mr. John Giduck: Archangel Group, Ltd.'s senior consultant and instructor, John Giduck, arrived at the Beslan Middle School No. 1 in North Ossetia, Russia, at the conclusion of the battle by Russian Special Forces to retake the school. He spent months investigating all aspects of this attack, includ- ing many interviews with Russian Special Forces, government officials, and Beslan townspeople. Archangel presents up to 8-hour seminars on his investigation into how the terrorists' plan was formed, intelligence developed for the assault, defenses deployed, and how ulti- mately negotiations failed and why, resulting in more than 300 dead in a ten hour battle. As well, this seminar covers the government's plan in handling the crisis, what went wrong, and what went right. Vulnerabilities of U.S. schools to this same type of assault and nec- essary changes in security to protect our chil- dren are presented in detail. Diagrams, video, and never before seen photos from Archan- gel's representatives are included. Archangel Group, Ltd. was the only American agency that conducted an on-scene investigation of this tragedy as it unfolded. Mr. Giduck authored the book, Terror At Beslan: A Russian Tragedy with Lessons for America's Schools, to detail the history lead- ing up to this terrorist event, as well all as- pects of the siege and the aftermath.

Status:
LIE. To date, there is no record of John Giduck attending, graduating, certifying or participating in any hostage negotiation in his life.
LIE. Mr John Giduck was not the only US citizen to go to Beslan, and he arrived weeks after an official delegation from the USA. Congressional delegation headed by Congressman Wheldon from Pennsylvania said the following in the Congressional Record dated 22 September 2004 in their description of their trip to Beslan Russia the previous week:

“...We were the first and, to my knowledge, the only Americans that were allowed into Beslan to visit the school. Our ambassador would visit the North Ossetia office the day after we arrived in Beslan to express the condolences of the American people on behalf of our State Department.”

“Terrorist-Hostage Negotiations
This necessary course provides in-depth training on the dramatic differences between U.S. law enforcement's traditional hostage and critical incident negotiations approach, and terrorist-hostage situations. The training is based on years of experience in that realm from Russia, the Middle East, and the U. S. This course is divided into lecture and practical instruction, and is unsurpassed in scope and focus.”

Status:
LIE. To date, there is no record of John Giduck attending, graduating, certifying or participating in any hostage negotiation in his life.

“Giduck is an internationally known expert on terrorism. He is one of few Americans trained by Spetsnaz Alpha Unit, the elite Russian Army Special Purpose Forces group. This special unit of the Russian FSB is dedicated to counter-terrorism. John has trained law enforcement and military personnel all over the world. He is the noted authority on the Beslan school siege in Russia and the Virginia Tech massacre. His newest book, WHEN TERROR RETURNS: The History and Future of Terrorist Mass-Hostage Sieges is the definitive work on this topic.”

Status:
LIE. Though Mr. John Giduck possibly had limited exposure to members of Russia's Alpha Unit in an informal, voluntary one week adventure camp setting, he was never a member of the unit or received any of their formal training. Photos of Mr. Giduck training with Russian Special Forces posted on his web site are from commercial Russian adventure camps in 2001 and 2002.

Status:
LIE. Russian Ministry of the Interior (MOI) was contacted regarding the certificate. They never heard of Mr. John Giduck. They concurred that an official document would have had a date of issue.
LIE. The graphic border around the certificate is a commercial design from Aridi Clip Art (http://www.fotosearch.com/ARI132/077/). It sells for $24.95.
LIE. The signatures on the Russian and English certificates are different; though both are supposed to be the same person, signed at the same time. The Russian certificate was stretched horizontally by photo-editing software to fit the clip art frame.

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A Sense of Security: Our Children and Our Schools - GIDUCK--ONE MORE TIME
David S. Cariens

NOTE: This author is among many who also questioned Mr John Giduck’s credentials.

“Apparently an honest disagreement and differences of opinion are out of the question when it comes to John Giduck or his supporters. For a man who nearly breaks his arm patting himself on the back for being the defender of truth, justice, and the American way, he has a funny way of showing it.

I have written a number of critiques of Giduck’s writings on the shootings at Virginia Tech. My critiques have been picked up and endorsed by several blogs.

Indeed, the readership of my blog has nearly tripled since I posted the Giduck articles. Apparently my words have deeply upset Giduck or his followers.

Rather than challenge my assertions or show where I am wrong, he, or one of his fans, decided to deface my Facebook page by posting a picture of the cover of his book, “Shooter Down,” blocking and covering most of the page. The book cover has now been taken down.

Stop to think of what that action was—at minimum it was harassment, at worst it was a threat because of the title of the book. If Giduck, or his minions, cannot take an honest disagreement and engage in an intellectual dialog about that disagreement, do we really want him consulting about school shootings? When someone comes unglued because his or her ideas are challenged, it is very disturbing.”

“Mr. John Giduck is an honorably discharged American Special Forces Soldier, survivor of eight wars / conflicts. He is also president of the Archangel Group, a nonprofit organization that provides consulting and training at all levels of public safety and military operations.”

Status:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

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Compendium of Lies:
LIE. Mr John Giduck failed Army basic training after 58 days in 1987. Mr John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Special Forces Qualification Course. Mr. John Giduck never attended and graduated from the US Army Ranger School; nor was assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment.

LIE. No professional SCUBA training organization thus far has any record of Mr. John Giduck certified as a SCUBA instructor in any capacity.

LIE. Mr. John Giduck was never a Police Officer, either active or reserve; nor did he attend any US-certified SWAT course in any capacity. Mr John Giduck has no patrol, investigative, forensic or SWAT experience under color of law.

LIE. Mr. John Giduck was never a Firefighter, either active or reserve; nor did attend any advanced firefighting training. Mr. John Giduck has no firefighter, engineer, paramedic, EMT or arson investigative experience.

LIE. Mr John Giduck was never an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, either Law Enforcement, Military, active or reserve.

LIE. The United State Parachute Association has no record of Mr. John Giduck being a certified instructor.

LIE. To date, there is no record of John Giduck attending, graduating, certifying or participating in any hostage negotiation in his life.

LIE. Mr John Giduck was not the only US citizen to go to Beslan, and he arrived weeks after an official delegation from the USA. Congressional delegation headed by Congressman Wheldon from Pennsylvania said the following in the Congressional Record dated 22 September 2004 in their description of their trip to Beslan Russia the previous week:

“...We were the first and, to my knowledge, the only Americans that were allowed into Beslan to visit the school. Our ambassador would visit the North Ossetia office the day after we arrived in Beslan to express the condolences of the American people on behalf of our State Department.”